Happy Saturday everyone,

A thought to start this weekend’s blog…….are Square Crisps really square? Mr Collinson isn’t so sure after discovering these in his packet of Square Crisps.

 

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

A local resident came to the front office on Wednesday to share his appreciation at the quality of singing coming from the hall during singing assembly. He was so impressed, that he decided to stand in the Cheal Close sunshine, enjoying the children singing. Whoever that gentleman was – thank you for your kind comments. You made our day.

 

WORLD BOOK DAY

 

FUNKY FRIDAY ASSEMBLY

Thank you to all those parents and grandparents who attended yesterday’s Funky Friday Assembly. Thank you to Iris who took over operating the PowerPoint with very short notice.

 

CAPTURED

Here are some learning moments from in and around school this week, captured by Mrs Noble:

 

OSCAR

Congratulations to Betty (Year 3) and Freya (Year 3) on being presented with an Oscar.

Betty is so enthusiastic about school. She brings an abundance of positive energy in with her every day and spreads her cheerfulness to all those around her. During lessons, she always joins in and is keen to contribute to discussions. Betty will willingly come to the front of the class to explain and show the others her understanding. We can’t help but notice how bright-eyed and engaged she is in everything she does. She is also one of the most helpful children ever. When a job needs doing or there’s an opportunity to help out, Betty seems to magically appear at your side! She takes advice very seriously and always thinks about how to improve her work. She really is an all-round superstar. Not only is she a superstar in the classroom, but last week she also completed her Level 4 swimming and moved up to Level 5. Is there nothing she can’t do? Well done Betty.

Freya brings so much fun to the learning in class. She is constantly beaming and contributes to everything with a smile on her face. Her many achievements include demonstrating gymnastic moves to the rest of the class, being a brilliant questioner during reciprocal reading and having the skill to create brilliant artwork on computer software. This week, she even read an extract from one of her favourite books in front of the whole school with no preparation. What really impressed us was the level of kindness she showed when she voluntarily looked after a little girl who had moved from Squirrels to Beavers. Freya took her under her wing and made sure the new recruit felt safe and happy. Well done Freya.

 

GOLD AWARD

Congratulations to Oscar, Cece and Bowie (Reception), Lauren (Year 1), Effie and Bella (Year 4) and Sonny (Year 6) on receiving Gold Awards for five mentions in the Log Book.

 

GOLDEN TICKETS

Congratulations to our Golden Ticketers: Bowie and Sky (Reception),  Maya and Cadence (Year 1), Molly and Otto (Year 2), Lily and Freya (Year 3), Lua and Millie (Year 4), Remy and Flynn (Year 5), Etienne and Millie (Year 6).

 

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

The class with the best attendance this week is Minnows with 100%. The Attendance Randomiser allowed them to select a dog of their choice. They chose Little Harley.

 

ART CLUB

Art Club members started on their clay trinket pots this week. They will be ready to paint next week.

 

HARLEY TALK

A message from Harley Bear:

 

POND LIFE

Thank you to Orla’s mum and Poppy’s dad for dropping in some toad and frogspawn yesterday. Already this week, children have spotted four newts, one toad, one frog and many pond snails and water insects. If you have any pond life that you are willing to donate – please speak to the school office. Thank you so much.

 

SWIMMING SUCCESS

Lily, Theo, Ella and Millie have been competing in the Sussex County Swimming Championships over the past few weekends. They all performed amazingly! Theo, despite suffering an injury came away with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 8 rosettes and Lily came away with a silver medal and 6 rosettes.
This was Ella and Millie’s first counties and they both overcame their nerves to get in and swim their races doing themselves very proud. Millie came away with 3 rosettes (top 8) and Ella came away with 3 gold medals, 3 bronze medals and 4 rosettes and was placed second for her age overall.

NURSERY TIME

We already have parents booking a place for their child in our Nursery for after Easter and September. Don’t miss out. Contact the school office.

AN EGG-CELLENT EGG-STRAVAGANZA

Thank you to the lovely parents who attended the Nursery and Minnows Egg-stravaganza.

 

GYMNASTICS

Last Friday, we showcased our fantastic gymnastics. We had four separate performances Y3/4, two Y5/6 and a Y6 finale. Everyone involved performed brilliantly and did themselves proud.

 

KNITTING CLUB

 

Have a good weekend.

 

Mr Vallier